US seizes North Korean coal vessel accused of violating sanctions
2019-05-10 09:38:15 source：The Aljazeera
May 10, 2019
In an unusual civil forfeiture action, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday it has seized a major cargo vessel belonging to North Korea known as the "Wise Honest", which officials allege violated United States and United Nations sanctions by illicitly shipping coal from North Korea.
The ship, which was first confiscated by other foreign maritime authorities in Indonesia in April 2018, is now in US possession and is currently approaching US territorial waters, a Justice Department official said.
The 17,061-tonne ship, which was also used to deliver heavy machinery to North Korea, is one of the country's largest bulk carriers, the Justice Department said.
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